Kurtur 1

It is very interesting to read about the origins and "mutations" of cultures. Even there are "mutations" or even "distinction," some subgroups of a culture will strive to preserve the culture heritage, to which language is essential: "Some nonsectarian Pennsylvania Dutch have attempted to counteract the shift to English monolingualism by creating institutes to promote their language."

One cool thing is to think about how one group is called in its own area and in other areas. (I am interest in this topic because "China" is close neither to the sound nor the meaning of China in Chinese). In the reading, I learned that "Dutch" was actually a term to refer to people from Germany and Netherland and had a "folksy" connotation. That's how one group (in this case two) is recognized by another culture, in another way: inevitable, causing confusion, yet making the world diverse.